diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4a384f9b1..27949fb6c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -69,15 +69,6 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBAPPINDICATOR_MINIMUM)
 
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CXX
-if test "x$CXX" != "x"; then # CXX is set...
-  if test -f "$CXX"; then # maybe it's an absolute path passed in env variables...
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $CXX])
-    HAVE_CXX="yes"
-    AC_MSG_RESULT([$HAVE_CXX])
-  else
-    AC_CHECK_PROG([HAVE_CXX],[$CXX],[yes],[no])
-  fi
-fi
 AC_C_INLINE
 if test "x$GCC" = "xyes" ; then
 
@@ -216,7 +207,7 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([rt],
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([µTP])
 build_utp="no"
-if test "x$HAVE_CXX" = "xyes" ; then
+if test "x$CXX" != "x" ; then
     have_utp="yes"
 else
     have_utp="no"